Around New England · economics For Subscribers Mom-and-Pop Stores Feeling Squeezed By Minimum Wage Hike By Matt McDonald January 8, 2017 · 7:00 AM EST · Updated June 16, 2025 1:24 PM Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen Owners of Lowell-area pizza shops and retail stores say minimum wage increases their costs significantly. Read More Owners of Lowell-area pizza shops and retail stores say minimum wage increases their costs significantly. Read More… Advertisement Read Next Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage Flips U.S. House Seat Red Amid Bluenami Maine Activists Renew Effort To Get Males Out Of Girls' Sports Minnesota Twins Pitcher Cody Laweryson Has Turned Two Small Maine Towns Into Twins Fans Five Questions With Chicago Cubs Pitcher and Northeastern Husky Aaron Civale
